Recording speech.



W. J. KEHOE. RECORDING SPEECH. APPLIoATroN FILED JUNE 9,1903.

Patente@ Jan. 5, 1909.

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W. J. KEHGE. l RECORDING SPEECH. APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 9,1908.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

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ag compa'red wiL that of "the slabag STATES @FFIQE WILLIAM J. KEHOE, GFINASHINGTON, DIST-BIST OF COLUMBIA.

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To all whom itomcy concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. Kanon, a citizen of the United States, residing in Washington, District of Columbia, have invented certain Improvements in Recording Speech, of which the following is a clear, full, and exact specification.

My invention relates lto a method ot' recordmg speech, vand is designed to lessen the number of depressions required, in said re cording, so that the system ormethod may be more rapidly carried out with the proper mechanism.

The method consists in providing a series of characters preferably ten in number and either of arbitrary configuration or of ordinary marks, dots and dashes, dividing the said characters into two parallel sets, the' first set containing preferably live dashes and the second set tive dots, and-in the diilerent combinations with each other they represent vowels, consonants, numerals, etc. and thereby` it is possiblel by thisl systeml er method to write words in parallel groups or to designate syllables with as many characters as may be required by the system Yl'er syllable, a1 o a word, or ligure, which are struck-simultaneously or alternately, and by reason of the special value or order given the said characters, I am enabled to write or print stenographiially or in an abbreviated term, susceptible lof being easily read, any word, sound, or combination olisounds that may be produced by the human voice in speaking.

Itis essential to the practical carrying out of this method that means be provided whereby the characters employed may be produced substantially in parallel groups and such means have been covered by a patent granted me, September IO, 1907, Serial Number 865,910.

Other features enter into this invention and the arrangements of parts and combination of devices are hereinafter set vforth and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings I have illustrated a ma.- chine susceptible ot' use in variable ways for carrying out my peculiar method, which being, as I believe, the most rapid and satisfactory one by which it can be operated, and I claim such a method in this application.

Attempts have hitherto'been made to produce a method or system and mechanical means by which speech or language might be Specification of Letters" Patent.

Application tiled June 9, 1908.

Patented aan. 5, 190e Serial No. 437,554;

stenographieally recorded, but in every proposed plan, so far as I am aware, each separate, word is designated by a greater space or interval between it andthe adjacent word as compared with the distance ot' the characters composing a word; but by my method each word commencing with a consonant is always indicated with the same designed marking character; and the word beginning with a vowel may be designated by a different character, such as a dot; furthermore, each. syllable or word is spaced an equal distance apart, and when desired a new paragraph and punctuation marks may be designated by a larger; space than is used between the syllables making up a werd. I have, however, adopted letters oi the alphabet to represent the different iinger-keysfo'f the stenographic machine and the letters of the right hand ting'er keys to correspond precisely to those el the left hand linger keys, or in other words, the llinger-keys for the thumb el the two hands are represented in the manual used in my method by D, the first finger-key to be represented by the letter N, the second :linger-key by lt, the third fingerkey by T, and the fourth linger-key by S,

'and the corresponding characters ot' the respective linger-keys 'to be printed abovel one another, that is, D, both dot and dash are placed on the lower-most portion of the paper tapeand N, R, T, and S are placed above each other in their` respective order, and such a result will be seen from the illustration, shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

When writing by this method the right hand `iinger-keys have dashes io'r their marking characters and are struck simultaneous] with the dot when the word that begins with a consonant is recorded. The lclt hand iinger-ke ,'s have dots for their marking characters and may either be struck simultaneously or alternately in combination with the dashes and with eachother, and are used to begin allwords commencing with a vowel sound. v

The paper tape before mentioned moves transversely over the two sets of marking characters and between an inked ribbon and impression roller which is actuated by the pro er feed mechanism which will be set forti in a subsequent part of this specification.

Referring now to the drawings; Figure 1 is a longitudinal central sectional view taken online Z--Z ol Fig. 2 showing some parts in elevation'. Fig. is a plan view illustrating Aidg; 4l is a view ol' a printed slip of tape and translation. ld 1g. 5 is a view otono of the 'linger-keys or type bars and i'ulcnims for keeping the marking characters thereon in 4 alinenient at its printing point.

diagranimatical iiexv illustrating the 'relative ntinf device 7, by

this spacing device 1s pivoted. Sani position of the paper tape and the inked ribbon with other parts.

in the several views similar parts are riesig nated similar numerals ol' reference.

l he numeral l designates as an entirety a stenographic machine having two-sets oi' independent bars or finger-keys as indicated by the letters oi' relerence A. and B,

each having characters X at the inner end.

thereof el' any suitable forni i'or producing the niarlrinff eil'ect upon the a erta c and in this instance .l have shown dots and dashes for their marking characters as these are sim i 'and aretlierei'ore preferred.

` '"l.. e type bars or Enger-keys are i'ulcrumed upon a plate 3 as shou n verv clearly at Y in Figs. .l and 2, and having their inner ends resting upon piece of felt el, which renders said type noiseless when operated upon it 'also limits the downward movement of same. 'lhe springs 6 serve to keep the inner ends of the type bars in the lower-most position and are. fastened in .holes through the plate lhis' plate supports a space actunieans of two posts 8, to whicah s seing device '2' overlies the type bars at t eir inner ends, and is provided witha piece 'ol felt 9, also for the purpose of eliminating all the noise or metallic sounds of this machine much as possible so that it can be used where quietness is desirable, as in court rooms.

The above-mentioned spacing ,device is held down upon the type bars by an adjustable spring li, which is fastenedto the plateJ 3, or sy any other suitable means. Upon this device is carried a pivoted spring pressed pavvl 12, -which engages a ratchet wheel 13, at each depression of anv ofthe marking keys, the spec-ine' device .is raised suoli a distance-as to rnove the pawl l2 one toothupon the ratchet-wheel 13, so that as the marking keys descend and the spacing device With'it, the rublier impression roller lli turns and pulls the pe r tape le a distance such as to print impressions upon the paper tape in parallel groups and if tl e two sets of niarking characters be impressed on the aper simultaneously and repeatedly t e re- Suit will be shown in Fig. 3.'

it will be observed that by the use of this vinstrumei'it the spacing device 7 causes no :marking eil'ect upon the paper tape and is lig. 6 is a- -up the machine with the .complished and transfer the only for the purpose of distinguishing ent1rely,`new paragraphs, punctuations, etc. Further, it must be understood that it is not "essential to make use of the spacing device between Words as is now practiced.

Referring to the drawings and particularly to Fig. 6, it Will be noticed that an inked ribbon 15@ at each movement ci" either the spacing device'or any ofthe 'type' bars moves slowly along underneath the rubber impression roller 14. sion roller is fastened or mounted upon a metal sleeve 15",wliich revolves slowly upon an axial i6, supported by the frame work or standard 16', held inv place by s'crewsto the base plato of the machine. The axial '116 lsupports an arm 16 which carries spurygears 18, and 19',

the latter meshing with the gear 19 integral with the sleeve l5, and by this arrangement of gears imparting thedesircd motion to the reel spur-gears 2() and 2l respectively, which are greater in diameter, anc consequently would revolve very slowly for the purpose of detaining the shifting .movement of the inked ribbon in Winding from one reel to another. W hen the inked ribbon 15 is wound all on reel 22, its direction is reverded, this being accomplished by throwing the spur-gear i8 to the right to mesh with the larger reel spur-gear 20, and thereby Winding said ribbon on reel 22.

The paper tape is supplied from a paper roll, not shown,'and is supportedbetween the bifurcated bracket 23, secured to the left side of the machine by a standard 24. This bracket su ports upon its axial 25, a reel 26, upon Whic isi-wound the loose end of the paper tape as it is delivered from the machine, it `being at the same. time a convenience for the operator can at any-'time pick work already acsame to any l0- cality.

Directly in line with the bracket 23, is a pa er guide 27, and a spring pressed friction rol er 28, these members being suspended from abracket 29 fastenedover the reel 22, upon the base of the machine as shown in Fig. .2. The paper is lguided between the rubber im ression roller 14, and the aforesaid friction ro ler, the latter bearing against the upper surface, thus assuring ol no slipping ol'the paper While passing rollers. l

In Figv 5 Il have illustrated a perspective view of one of the type bars, which is an improved self-adjusting type bar in its bearing and fulcrum. llteferrinur to the drawings, it will be observed that t e type bar is con-- structed reierably of two ilattened rods 30 and 3l, W lich are secured together at 32 and 33, as indicated, by any suitable means such as soldering or riveting. The flattened" rodsv diverge from the oints of connection, thereby forming a Wi cned portion, making suit- The rubber impresbetween the two able supporting means for balancing the type bars upon Vertical fulcrum ins 34 and 35,

conveniently fastened to t eir respective rods. The material used should be of sulficient .s ring quality, such as 'spring brass or cold ro led steel, but any other suitable material may be used.

The fulcrum pins 34 and 35 must be so distanced that they do notmatch or corres ond with .the centers of the tapered holes V in plate 3, as indicated in Fig. 5, of the drawings, that is to say, the pins must be a greater distance apart as compared With the holes in the plate 3, and when inserted into the holes the vertical pins have their fulcrum or bearing at the extreme outer portion of the holes in said plate, so if any Wear takes' place Within a short period the pins will consequently follow the Weardue to the spring in the flat rods 30 and 31 of the type bars. As this self-adjusting type bar is not a art of my method or system of Writing it Wi l be unnecessary to describe it any further, as Various modifications may be made and it is separatel subject matter.

Having thus described my invention in this specification, what I claim, is:

The method of printing grouped characters for stenographic recording, which con-v sists in alining dissimilar arbitrary markings representing consonant and vowel sounds respectively, across a tape, designating a Word commencin with a consonant by a dash for a marking c aracter of the right-hand keys, and designating a Word commencing ,with a `vowel by a dot for a marking character of the left-hand keys, and completing a Word by a combination of both characters, the latter being in closer proximity to the first characters of a recorded Word than to the first characters of a preceding Word, thereby indicating a distinction of Words by a greater distance between them Without the aid of extra spacing of any special linger key, substantially as described.

WILLIAM J. Knr-ron.

l/Vitnesses PAUL J. GATHMANN, JAMES W. HEAD. 

